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KSE ends 0.31 percent lower
Nov 23rd
KARACHI: Pakistani stocks ended lower on Tuesday as local investors booked profits at higher levels ahead of the monetary policy announcement next week after the market ended on a 28-month high the previous day, dealers said. The Karachi Stock Exchange”s benchmark 100-share index ended 0.31 percent, or 34.75 points, lower at 11,171.09. Turnover rose to 154.97 million shares, compared with 113.32 million shares traded on Monday
Two S Korean marines killed in North shelling
Nov 23rd
SEOUL: Two South Korean marines were killed Tuesday when North Korea shelled a border island, the military said. Announcing the deaths, General Lee Hong-Ki also told a briefing that five marines were seriously hurt in the artillery barrage and 10 suffered minor injuries, while three civilians were hurt
Salman lifts Pakistan into men’’s hockey final
Nov 23rd
GUANGZHOU: Pakistan goalkeeper Salman Akbar saved the last shot of a penalty shoot-out against South Korea to steer his team into the Asian Games men”s hockey final on Tuesday.
Shoot-out star Akbar lifts Pakistan into hockey final
Nov 23rd
Pakistan defeat South Korea 4-3 in men’s hockey semi-finals to secure finals place.
Latif spurs Pakistan to crushing win over China
Nov 23rd
Captain hits first ton of Asian Games cricket as favorites cruise into semis.
Sania crashes out in tennis semis
Nov 22nd
Akgul Amanmuradova dumps Sania Mirza out of Asian Games as Cancan claims first women’s boxing gold.
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh wary of Afghanistan
Nov 20th
Teams brace for emotion-fuelled gold medal assault by Afghanistan as Asian Games men’s cricket tournament starts.
Sohail’s double strike helps Pakistan floor Japan
Nov 18th
GUANGZHOU: Veteran Sohail Abbas scored twice as Pakistan took a giant step towards the semi-finals of the Asian Games men”s field hockey with a rousing 8-2 win over Japan on Thursday. The 35-year-old penalty corner exponent rolled back the years after Japan — regarded along with India as Pakistan”s toughest opponents in group B — took the lead in the third minute. Kenji Kitazato”s early goal was equalised the very next minute by Fareed Ahmed before Sohail converted his first goal in the 20th minute and Muhammad Rizwan made it 3-1 before half-time.
Women’s cricket team reaches Asian Games final
Nov 18th
Pakistan romp to impressive nine-wicket win over Japan as Javeria Wadood cracks 29 off 25 balls.
Aircraft carrier plan shows China naval ambitions
Nov 18th
BEIJING: The new generation of combat aircraft China proudly showed off at the Zhuhai Air Show in the country”s south this week could soon be taking off from a prestigious runway: an aircraft carrier. Beijing has become increasingly assertive in its ambitions on the high seas — as demonstrated by recent tensions with old rival Japan — but still lacks this naval centrepiece
